Glossary

Family Leave and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 2021

The Family Leave and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2021 amends the Parent’s Leave and Benefit Act 2019 and provides for 7 weeks paid parent’s leave for a child born or adopted on or after 1 July 2022, a child who is under the age of 2 on 1 July 2022 or an adopted child who has been placed with the family less than 2 years on 1 July 2022. It aims to let working parents spend more time with their baby or adopted child during the first 2 years.